Defendant was deprived of effective assistance when his counsel advised his client that because of his plea, he will most likely be deported, since it is clear that defendant's drug-related conviction would trigger mandatory deportation under 8 USC § 1227(a)(2)(B)(i) (see Padilla v Kentucky,
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